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May 2013

May 31, 2013

Pod people: Presby-speak again

The meaningless drivel that passes for public language these days was the major theme of my...

May 30, 2013

German cardinal found guilty of being pro-natalist

One of the most common fallacies of our age is the assumption that simply because...

May 28, 2013

Pope Francis’ affinity for liberation theology — wait, what?

For this post, we're not going to critique past the first sentence of this New...

May 27, 2013

Gosh! Finding meaning in great Russian literature?

I spent most of last week on the other side of the planet (a Media...

May 25, 2013

Reporting on Islam and lone-wolf terror attacks

Details are continuing to emerge on Wednesday's murder of British soldier Lee Rigby near the...

May 23, 2013

Yes, Pope Francis said: All are ‘redeemed!’ Is that news?

Let's start with the actual words spoken by Pope Francis, in his much quoted, and...

May 23, 2013

Pope Francis’ ‘obsession’ with the devil

It's kind of charming that all popes have to deal with bad media coverage and...

May 23, 2013

Scotland the confused: Did Presbyterians back gay clergy?

Something happened on Monday at the General Assembly the Church of Scotland -- they appear...

May 22, 2013

A quiverfull of kudos for the BBC

As an Evangelical in the media, I’m sympathetic to the struggle journalists have with reporting on...

May 21, 2013

Catho-style

Let me draw your attention to this fascinating article in the Parisian weekly news magazine...

May 21, 2013

That’s one very, very poor headline about the pope

As I have stressed many times here at GetReligion, it's important for readers to understand...

May 16, 2013

Paedophilia and the left redux

Absent a priestly predator is paedophilia a religion news story? In comments posted in response...

May 15, 2013

Hey Reuters: Historic details really matter in Istanbul

Istanbul is the kind of place in which the past often seems to be just...

May 15, 2013

Well here’s a new spin on female ordination

Let's begin this post with this link to the Vatican's Code of Canon Law: Can. ...

May 09, 2013

Let’s revisit Benghazi and the 1st Amendment

If you didn't get a chance to watch the Benghazi whistleblowers testify before Congress yesterday,...

May 09, 2013

Surprised by sin – African clerical celibacy

Bishop: "I'm afraid you've got a bad egg, Mr Jones" Curate: "Oh, no, my Lord,...

May 04, 2013

Beware of creepy, crooked, cash-flush Pentecostals

Non amo te, Sabidi, nec possum dicere quare; Hoc tantum possum dicere, non amo te....

May 02, 2013

Just what was this American doing in North Korea?

Let's begin this post by first looking at a Christianity Today blog post from earlier...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Yes, we know two Orthodox bishops are missing in Syria

Editor's note: This happens now and then, every two or three years. Two GetReligion writers...

April 25, 2013

Kidnapped Syrian bishops still missing, despite reports

Horrible news out of Syria, where two Orthodox bishops were kidnapped. There hasn't been enough...

April 24, 2013

Paedophilia and the radical left of ’68

Please excuse this brief reference to scripture: "Therefore I say to you, every sin and...

April 23, 2013

Master of my domain

... (T)he best persuaded of himself, so cramm'd, as he thinks, with excellencies that it...

April 22, 2013

Womenpriests again: The people vs. paper scenario

Anyone who has ever worked on the religion beat knows the drill. You are writing...

April 19, 2013

In tsunami of Boston info, there are basic faith questions

As the drama keeps unfolding in and around Boston, it's safe to say that journalists...

April 19, 2013

Covering the religion angle on breaking Boston news

Yes, this has been a bad week for journalism. And many people are complaining. But...

April 19, 2013

Gosnell fog blankets Britain

Last week my colleague at GetReligion Mollie Hemingway broke the American media blockade surrounding the...

April 18, 2013

Gay marriage cheerleading down under

The news that New Zealand's senate has approved a gay marriage bill has stirred but...

April 16, 2013

Let us attend: Waiting for a religion shoe to drop in Boston

As you would expect, people were a bit tense last night on my commuter train...

April 14, 2013

Jewish Identity and the Western Wall

You couldn't, he thought, find three Jews in the world who would agree on what...

April 13, 2013

Abortion blindness in the New York Times

Three cheers for my Get Religion colleague Mollie Hemingway! She has done a fantastic job...